You see your reflection. You are happy. They you check your social media. You become unhappy. Sound familiar? .
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Our #selfperception has become warped based on others opinions, we don’t see the wonders of our own self and we start to see our reflection through the eyes of others. We let their words cloud our vision. Our eyes don’t see clearly.
. . ➡️ Too skinny. Too much muscle. Stick thin. Blocky. Straight and shapeless. Pancake Ass. Fluffy. Full. Fat. ⬅️ .
I see hear these (have even said these) daily. Used as a sales technique, a self description, or a remark. 🥴
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I see others talk about a past version of themselves this way. Describing why the new “version” is “better” because now they are no longer the above definitions. Or I see others, the most damn stunning, describe themselves this way currently. .
Heck, I do it too sometimes. (I’m looking at you my beloved pancake😏)
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This is what the warping of social media and mags does to us, without realising we start to believe the opinions of others as being state of fact. We soak it up like a sponge, we assume we are not “good enough” and we live is a place of distraught and mental torment because we can’t quite change our bodies to look like..... “that”. .
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Hey 👋 maybe it’s genetics, maybe they photoshopped, MAYBE if they didn’t injure their lower back twisting so hard to show you their glute to waist ratio or pull their pants so high... they wouldn’t look like that either. .
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A little more BAM BAM with my wording today but I’m so passionate about it. You don’t have to flaunt your body to gain worth. Ok, flaunt it ALL YOU WANT YASSSSS!! 🤩 BUT.. Because you are damn happy & #BodyPositive wherever you are at, not because you need “social” reassurance. ❤️❤️ Fact is, you are human, your reflection is too be embraced and not shunned. The human body does not have a checklist of acceptance. 💕

#Thursdaythoughts 💭
Do you agree?
SO MA LADIES 👸 Tie that pineapple bun high and walk with pride, workout for your health and not to walk away conforming to the opinions of society, but to walk away feeling like a stronger and happier human. ✨
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Block out the noise⭐️ #GameFace .
📸 - @davey

Coaches Bio of Payton Hooey today!! Do you have a fun memory with Payton ? Feel free to leave it for her below. .
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She had swam for 7 years at the Aquabelles. Payton was a 3-time National Champion, competed at the Alberta Winter Games (winning gold in duet) and competed on the Alberta Summer Team at UANA. The highlight her coaching career so far was seeing girls who have tried pre-comp enjoy it so much that the join the competitive program.My favourite age to coach is 8-12year old’s.Something that Payton catches herself saying allot is “extend your knees”A fun tidbit is that Payton is still very active by going to the gym daily, Payton is also on the school: dive, cheer and rugby team.Her future goals include attending university next year to study Med/ Health Science and hopefully will end up going to Med school and becoming a doctor. #artisticswimming#synchronizedswimming#coach#yyc#goals#amazingyouth

Go out and get what you want, don’t wait for anybody else to give it to you!💣💥💪🏼😆 Effort turns into progress which turns into results which turns into motivation✅ #goals#vision#dedication#commitment#consistency#wolf#lion#beyou The people who don’t like you don’t matter anyways so focus on the ones who count. Most importantly, value yourself because without self-love there is nothing & we have nothing to give others if we don’t value ourselves and prioritize our goals! #coach#nolimits 💯 #loveyourself

we need to be more self-aware about our own positive characteristics .. we spend so much time thinking of others and worrying about others which causes us to forget about ourselves sometimes .. we have so many positive things about us if we think about it .. give yourself some plaudits guys because you deserve them 😊🙌🙌 Thanks Michael ➡️ Details of my next Wellness Workshop coming soon 🙌

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we need to be more self-aware about our own positive characteristics .. we spend so much time thinking of others and worrying about others which causes us to forget about ourselves sometimes .. we have so many positive things about us if we think about it .. give yourself some plaudits guys because you deserve them 😊🙌🙌 Thanks Michael ➡️ Details of my next Wellness Workshop coming soon 🙌

Kayla Riggs our lil phenom we will hopefully have her on stage for her first competition at the KentuckyMuscle IFBB/NPC at the Derby 🐎 Muscle Classic! In her first month at Body Under Construction Inc. she’s lost 6 1/4 inches from her small frame, she’s lost 3 inches from her stomach and added lean shredded muscle! Give her a BIG shout of encouragement 💥

Have you ever made a list of positive affirmations? If not, let’s do it! I like to give the assignment to come up with 50 positive things about yourself. Many clients initially balk at that and give me a lot of reasons why they cannot do this assignment. I did it ~ I believe in being able to complete whatever assignment(s) I give. I don’t expect it to be done in a week or two, but keep a list and add to it as you think of something new. I do have 2 “rules” - do not use a thesaurus and don’t ask anyone else for positives they see in you. Why? Eventually you will become upset or irritated by that person and it will then be really easy to discount the positives they shared with you. Think of them on your own. It’ll mean more when it comes from your heart. .
Now, if that is overwhelming to start with, take some post-it notes or index cards and make some positive statements. Some popular sayings are “I am good enough”, “I can do this”, “A rough day is not a reason to give up”. Make as many as you can think of and put where you can see them - your bedroom/bathroom mirror, bedside table, etc and read in the morning and night. Keep doing this. If we keep reading them to ourselves (and not negating them!), we will begin to cancel those negative messages and begin believing good things about ourselves. Day 5 is tomorrow...💜

Having only gone over the basics of straight punches, me and @niimzzz got to work yesterday at @thegymkingston. And for a first session she did really well 🔥🥊 I see a lot of potential here so can’t wait to show her more. Well done champ 😎👏🏾